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FILM DE SOCIÉTÉ | 5 MINUTES | 2024
En 1967, Nicole s’entraîne pour courir un marathon interdit aux femmes, bien décidée à aller jusqu’au bout malgré les insultes et les menaces.
In 1967, Nicole trains to run a marathon forbidden to women, determined to go all the way despite insults and threats.
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FILM DE SOCIÉTÉ | 5 MINUTES | 2024
En 1967, Nicole s’entraîne pour courir un marathon interdit aux femmes, bien décidée à aller jusqu’au bout malgré les insultes et les menaces.
In 1967, Nicole trains to run a marathon forbidden to women, determined to go all the way despite insults and threats.
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Synopsis (fr)
1967. Nicole s’entraîne en secret pour un marathon dont les femmes sont officiellement exclues. Entre moqueries, insultes et intimidations, elle refuse de céder. Inspiré de l’histoire de Katherine Schweitzer, Cours ! raconte le combat d’une femme qui court non seulement pour elle-même, mais pour prouver que rien ne devrait empêcher les femmes d’aller au bout de leurs rêves.
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1967. Nicole secretly trains for a marathon from which women are officially banned. Faced with mockery, insults, and intimidation, she refuses to back down. Inspired by the story of Katherine Schweitzer, Run! tells of a woman who runs not only for herself, but to prove that nothing should stop women from going after their dreams.
Director: Ulysse Brès, Peter Dervillez; Screenplay: Ulysse Brès, Peter Dervillez; Image: Aymeric Dumoulin; Sound: Benjamin Dellobelle; Assistant Director: Kéned Molard; Assistant Camera: Nathan Escoula; Boom Operator: Nathan Morlevat; Makeup: Jade Trachez; Production Management: Naima Ometak; Production Assistants: Florian Mayade, Alexandra De Santis; Catering: Auréa Lopes Pereira; Music: JS Blash; Sound Mixing: Sacha Bouchet Perret; Color Grading: Victor Dagand; VFX: Yannis Tracol
Cast: Elisa Birsel, Mathieu Duboclar, Peter Dervillez, Romain Perez, Evelyne Cervera, Milan Filloq
Cast: Elisa Birsel, Mathieu Duboclar, Peter Dervillez, Romain Perez, Evelyne Cervera, Milan Filloq
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Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Nina has been teaching French for 10 years. 6pm in Paris' Art Director and Editor in Chief, she's also a talented illustrator and loves knitting for her son (and the whole 6pm in Paris Team!).
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